Quran

114 surah names, a printable list

Every surah of the Quran in order, with its Arabic name, meaning, number of ayat, whether it was revealed in Makkah or Madinah, and the juz it is in.

#SurahArabicMeaningAyatRevealedJuz
1Al-FatihaٱلْفَاتِحَةِThe Opening7Makki1
2Al-BaqarahالبَقَرَةِThe Cow286Madani1, 2, 3
3Al-Imranآلِ عِمۡرَانَThe Family of Imraan200Madani3, 4
4An-NisaالنِّسَاءِThe Women176Madani4, 5, 6
5Al-MaidahالمَائـِدَةِThe Table120Madani6, 7
6Al-AnamالأَنۡعَامِThe Cattle165Makki7, 8
7Al-ArafالأَعۡرَافِThe Heights206Makki8, 9
8Al-AnfalالأَنفَالِThe Spoils of War75Madani9, 10
9At-TawbahالتَّوۡبَةِThe Repentance129Madani10, 11
10YunusيُونُسَJonas109Makki11
11HudهُودٍHud123Makki11, 12
12YusufيُوسُفَJoseph111Makki12, 13
13Ar-RadالرَّعۡدِThe Thunder43Madani13
14IbrahimإِبۡرَاهِيمَAbraham52Makki13
15Al-HijrالحِجۡرِThe Rock99Makki14
16An-NahlالنَّحۡلِThe Bee128Makki14
17Al-IsraالإِسۡرَاءِThe Night Journey111Makki15
18Al-KahfالكَهۡفِThe Cave110Makki15, 16
19MaryamمَرۡيَمَMary98Makki16
20TahaطهTaa-Haa135Makki16
21Al-AnbiyaالأَنبِيَاءِThe Prophets112Makki17
22Al-HajjالحَجِّThe Pilgrimage78Madani17
23Al-MuminunالمُؤۡمِنُونَThe Believers118Makki18
24An-NurالنُّورِThe Light64Madani18
25Al-FurqanالفُرۡقَانِThe Criterion77Makki18, 19
26Ash-ShuaraالشُّعَرَاءِThe Poets227Makki19
27An-NamlالنَّمۡلِThe Ant93Makki19, 20
28Al-QasasالقَصَصِThe Stories88Makki20
29Al-AnkabutالعَنكَبُوتِThe Spider69Makki20, 21
30Ar-RumالرُّومِThe Romans60Makki21
31LuqmanلُقۡمَانَLuqman34Makki21
32As-SajdahالسَّجۡدَةِThe Prostration30Makki21
33Al-AhzabالأَحۡزَابِThe Clans73Madani21, 22
34SabaسَبَإٍSheba54Makki22
35FatirفَاطِرٍThe Originator45Makki22
36YasinيسٓYaseen83Makki22, 23
37As-SaffatالصَّافَّاتِThose drawn up in Ranks182Makki23
38SadصٓThe letter Saad88Makki23
39Az-ZumarالزُّمَرِThe Groups75Makki23, 24
40GhafirغَافِرٍThe Forgiver85Makki24
41FussilatفُصِّلَتۡExplained in detail54Makki24, 25
42Ash-ShuraالشُّورَىٰConsultation53Makki25
43Az-ZukhrufالزُّخۡرُفِOrnaments of gold89Makki25
44Ad-DukhanالدُّخَانِThe Smoke59Makki25
45Al-JathiyahالجَاثِيَةِCrouching37Makki25
46Al-AhqafالأَحۡقَافِThe Dunes35Makki26
47MuhammadمُحَمَّدٍMuhammad38Madani26
48Al-FathالفَتۡحِThe Victory29Madani26
49Al-HujuratالحُجُرَاتِThe Inner Apartments18Madani26
50QafقٓThe letter Qaaf45Makki26
51Adh-DhariyatالذَّارِيَاتِThe Winnowing Winds60Makki26, 27
52At-TurالطُّورِThe Mount49Makki27
53An-NajmالنَّجۡمِThe Star62Makki27
54Al-QamarالقَمَرِThe Moon55Makki27
55Ar-RahmanالرَّحۡمَٰنThe Beneficent78Madani27
56Al-WaqiahالوَاقِعَةِThe Inevitable96Makki27
57Al-HadidالحَدِيدِThe Iron29Madani27
58Al-MujadilahالمُجَادلَةِThe Pleading Woman22Madani28
59Al-HashrالحَشۡرِThe Exile24Madani28
60Al-MumtahanahالمُمۡتَحنَةِShe that is to be examined13Madani28
61As-SaffالصَّفِّThe Ranks14Madani28
62Al-JumuahالجُمُعَةِFriday11Madani28
63Al-MunafiqunالمُنَافِقُونَThe Hypocrites11Madani28
64At-TaghabunالتَّغَابُنِMutual Disillusion18Madani28
65At-TalaqالطَّلَاقِDivorce12Madani28
66At-TahrimالتَّحۡرِيمِThe Prohibition12Madani28
67Al-MulkالمُلۡكِThe Sovereignty30Makki29
68Al-QalamالقَلَمِThe Pen52Makki29
69Al-HaqqahالحَاقَّةِThe Reality52Makki29
70Al-MaarijالمَعَارِجِThe Ascending Stairways44Makki29
71NuhنُوحٍNoah28Makki29
72Al-JinnالجِنِّThe Jinn28Makki29
73Al-MuzzammilالمُزَّمِّلِThe Enshrouded One20Makki29
74Al-MuddaththirالمُدَّثِّرِThe Cloaked One56Makki29
75Al-QiyamahالقِيَامَةِThe Resurrection40Makki29
76Al-InsanالإِنسَانِMan31Madani29
77Al-MursalatالمُرۡسَلَاتِThe Emissaries50Makki29
78An-NabaالنَّبَإِThe Announcement40Makki30
79An-NaziatالنَّازِعَاتِThose who drag forth46Makki30
80AbasaعَبَسَHe frowned42Makki30
81At-TakwirالتَّكۡوِيرِThe Overthrowing29Makki30
82Al-InfitarالانفِطَارِThe Cleaving19Makki30
83Al-MutaffifinالمُطَفِّفِينَDefrauding36Makki30
84Al-InshiqaqالانشِقَاقِThe Splitting Open25Makki30
85Al-BurujالبُرُوجِThe Constellations22Makki30
86At-TariqالطَّارِقِThe Morning Star17Makki30
87Al-AlaالأَعۡلَىٰThe Most High19Makki30
88Al-GhashiyahالغَاشِيَةِThe Overwhelming26Makki30
89Al-FajrالفَجۡرِThe Dawn30Makki30
90Al-BaladالبَلَدِThe City20Makki30
91Ash-ShamsالشَّمۡسِThe Sun15Makki30
92Al-LaylاللَّيۡلِThe Night21Makki30
93Ad-DuhaالضُّحَىٰThe Morning Hours11Makki30
94Ash-SharhالشَّرۡحِThe Consolation8Makki30
95At-TinالتِّينِThe Fig8Makki30
96Al-AlaqالعَلَقِThe Clot19Makki30
97Al-QadrالقَدۡرِThe Power, Fate5Makki30
98Al-BayyinahالبَيِّنَةِThe Evidence8Madani30
99Az-ZalzalahالزَّلۡزَلَةِThe Earthquake8Madani30
100Al-AdiyatالعَادِيَاتِThe Chargers11Makki30
101Al-QariahالقَارِعَةِThe Calamity11Makki30
102At-TakathurالتَّكَاثُرِCompetition8Makki30
103Al-AsrالعَصۡرِThe Declining Day, Epoch3Makki30
104Al-HumazahالهُمَزَةِThe Traducer9Makki30
105Al-FilالفِيلِThe Elephant5Makki30
106QurayshقُرَيۡشٍQuraysh4Makki30
107Al-MaunالمَاعُونِAlmsgiving7Makki30
108Al-KawtharالكَوۡثَرِAbundance3Makki30
109Al-KafirunالكَافِرُونَThe Disbelievers6Makki30
110An-NasrالنَّصۡرِDivine Support3Madani30
111Al-MasadالمَسَدِThe Palm Fibre5Makki30
112Al-IkhlasالإِخۡلَاصِSincerity4Makki30
113Al-FalaqالفَلَقِThe Dawn5Makki30
114An-NasالنَّاسِMankind6Makki30

Names, meanings and revelation places follow the Tanzil data used across AmalKit. Printing hides the site header and footer.

Guide

The 114 surahs, at a glance

The Quran has 114 surahs. Of these, 86 are Makki, revealed before the Hijrah, and 28 are Madani, revealed after it, according to the Tanzil data used here. A few surahs have a known difference among scholars over where they were revealed, so other lists may differ by one or two. The surahs are not in the order of revelation: Al-Fatiha comes first and the long surahs follow, while the first revelation was the opening of Al-Alaq (96).

Many surahs have more than one name. Al-Isra is also Bani Israil, Ghafir is also Al-Mumin, Fussilat is also Ha Mim As-Sajdah, and Al-Insan is also Ad-Dahr. Spellings vary too, because Arabic is written in English letters in different ways: Ya-Sin, Yasin and Yaseen are the same surah.

How to use this list

  • Tap a name to read the surah with transliteration, translation and audio.
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Questions

Good to know

How many surahs are in the Quran?

114 surahs.

How many surahs are Makki and how many Madani?

86 Makki and 28 Madani, by the Tanzil classification. A few are disputed.

Which is the longest surah?

Al-Baqarah (2), with 286 ayat.

Which is the shortest surah?

Al-Kawthar (108), with 3 ayat and the fewest words. See Quran facts.